Richgrove leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 20% of adults in Richgrove typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richgrove, ~9% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~80% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richgrove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richgrove leans more Republican than 9 of 22 neighbors.
Richgrove runs about 33 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Richgrove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richgrove. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Richgrove leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Richgrove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richgrove votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Richgrove runs about 33 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Richgrove sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Richgrove are family households, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Richgrove, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Richgrove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Richgrove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 17 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 53% of households in Richgrove rent, compared to around 35% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Richgrove report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Earlimart, CA D+4
- Terra Bella, CA R+15
- White River, CA R+45
- Pixley, CA R+9
- Woody, CA R+52
- Nanceville, CA R+45
- Wasco, CA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Lewis Creek, IN R+64
- Headlee, IN R+56
- Thomas Mountain, CA R+17
- Patzau, WI R+29
- East Greenwich, NY R+15
- Rural Hill, NY R+34
- East Franklin, ME R+13
- Hanna, UT R+60
- Vilas, FL R+36
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.